UBS keeps Buy rating for Kobe Steel stock at JPY 2,500.00 target

Published on 10/20/2026 at 22:14 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Results are scheduled for November 10, 2026. Kobe Steel stock costs EUR 11.35 on October 20, 2026, up 1.52 percent versus the Frankfurt close.

UBS target and results date

UBS maintained a Buy rating and set a JPY 2,500.00 target on October 19, 2026.
Fiscal year 2026 revenue was JPY 2.4 trillion, while operating income reached JPY 129.9 billion.
Kobe Steel stock cost EUR 11.35 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 10:11 p.m. CEST, 1.52 percent above the Frankfurt close of October 19, 2026.
Fiscal 2026 second-quarter results are scheduled for November 10, 2026.

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UBS maintained a Buy rating on Kobe Steel and set a JPY 2,500.00 price target on October 19, 2026, according to Business Insider. The target stands 24.94 percent above the Tokyo price of JPY 2,001.00 on October 20, 2026. At Lang & Schwarz after hours on October 20, 2026 at 10:11 p.m. CEST, Kobe Steel traded at EUR 11.35, up 1.52 percent versus the Frankfurt close of October 19, 2026 at EUR 11.18.

UBS target sets the tone

The UBS view gives Kobe Steel a clear valuation marker before the company's next scheduled update. The JPY 2,500.00 target is JPY 499.00 above the Tokyo price of JPY 2,001.00, while the Buy rating contrasts with a broader Hold consensus and an average target of JPY 2,046.79 reported in the same October 19, 2026 coverage.

Price position remains measurable

Kobe Steel's Tokyo session ended at JPY 2,001.00 on October 20, 2026, compared with a previous close of JPY 2,010.50. The stock's 52-week range was EUR 9.76 to EUR 12.64 on October 16, 2026, placing the Lang & Schwarz price 10.21 percent below the high and 16.29 percent above the low.

Results date and earnings base

Kobe Steel is scheduled to publish its fiscal 2026 second-quarter financial results on November 10, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. JST, according to the Kobe Steel investor-relations calendar. Historical fiscal year 2026 figures included revenue of JPY 2.4 trillion, operating income of JPY 129.9 billion and net income of JPY 93.7 billion, as reported by Paasa.

Comparison with peers

Kobe Steel: up 1.52 percent against the Frankfurt close, P/E 11.73, market capitalization JPY 791.3 billion.

Nippon Steel (Tokyo, JPY): up 1.94 percent, P/E 12.41, market capitalization JPY 3.5 trillion.

JFE Holdings (Tokyo, JPY): up 0.50 percent, P/E 12.15, market capitalization JPY 1.1 trillion.

Stock stays below its yearly high

The euro quotation sits below its 52-week high, while the Tokyo valuation remains below the peer multiples of Nippon Steel and JFE Holdings. The next results date is the key scheduled checkpoint for the company's current earnings trajectory.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Kobe Steel stock.